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Show GARFIELD PLEADS FOR FRISCO WATER COMPANY WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Secretary Garfield of thc interior department appeared ap-peared before the house committee on public lauds today to urge favorable action on tho resolution which will give tho city of San Francisco tho use of Ihe Hetch Ilctchy and Lake Elenor valleys, val-leys, in thc Yoscmite National park, for reservoir purposes. Mr. Garlleld told the committee of thc investigations investiga-tions that were mado bofore ho issued tho permit to tho city and county of Sau Francisco to use theso valleys for tho purpose of providiug a suitablo wator supply for the city of San Francisco Fran-cisco and neighboring towns. lie said that it was his opinion that tho most important public interests would bo served through tho granting of tho permission per-mission sought. |